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Vampires: Bloodlord Rising
Developer Mehuman Games
In this dark, open-world adventure, you awaken as a Vampire Lord. Build and customize your castle. Hunt for blood, fight, craft, and gather. Command your loyal servants. Shapeshift into a bat to explore the night and survive the relentless Inquisition, solo or in 4-player co-op. From the Steam store page
383 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
67
Fresh
204 positive · 101 negative
95% range 61–72%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 204 | 101 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 4 | 2 | 61 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
763 of 1,059 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
66% recommend · 178 yes, 91 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 269 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (1,356 of 1,898 positive).
Some reviewers criticize the lack of character customization and the forced premade protagonist. [1][2][3] Combat and skill trees are seen as overly simple by several players. [4][5][6]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
At first glance, the skill trees look interesting — until you realize they’re basically just progress bars. Do the thing, bar goes up, stuff unlocks. You can’t specialize into being a crafter, gatherer, or builder. There’s no real choice involved, it’s all linear. And if that’s the case, I’m not sure why these need to be full “skill trees” at all. The same goes for powers and magic. The web looks awesome — bat form, …
- [14]
I know a lot of people out there say "This game has the worst optimisation I've ever seen" for whatever game title it may be, but this actually is the worst optimisation I have ever seen for any game title, and that's apparently after an optimisation update? I'm on a RTX 5080/13700k/64GB DDR5/NVME, Resolution is 3440x1440 and DLSS Balanced, with everything on high/epic/cinematic I got about 45 FPS, with everything …
- [1]
Okay so very Rough Early access. 1: you can't play female as the host for co-op or on single player 2: no character creation, and if playing as female on single player/co-op gets added i doubt character generation will be added, or at best a barebones one. Edit: I stand corrected you can now play as female in single player and have character generation, already a huge upgrade from the more rougher early access …
- [7]
Started the game wanting to become a feared vampire overlord. Ended up spending most of my time flying around as a bat and obsessively upgrading my castle like I was starring in "Vampire Property Brothers" The locals feared me Not because I drank their blood Because my castle had better curb appeal than their entire village 10/10 Would transform into a flying rodent and ignore my responsibilities again especially …
- [9]
Very much an early access game, but still plenty enjoyable if you enjoy building a castle with vampyric thralls doing your bidding. Pros: - Building has a fair amount of pieces to work with - Finding the ideal human to bite and enslave is fun - Voice acting feels pretty good with an enjoyable enough script to not want to skip it - Punching a rock and watching it crumble is satisfying - Exploring and finding rare …
Summarised from 34 of the 306 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Vampires: Bloodlord Rising sits at 67% positive across 305 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 383 · most liked firstAt first glance, the skill trees look interesting — until you realize they’re basically just progress bars. Do the thing, bar goes up, stuff unlocks. You can’t specialize into being a crafter, gatherer, or builder. There’s no real choice involved, it’s all linear. And if that’s the case, I’m not sure why these need to be full “skill trees” at all. The same goes for powers and magic. The web looks awesome — bat form, ghost form, blood vision — but in practice it’s only a handful of active…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll keep it and carry on, but I honestly hate that I am having to play a premade character, I want to be the Vampire Lord, not this Dragos guy -.- I'm leaving it for now at no recommendation, and i'd say only get this If you want a narrative driven survival crafter/rpg with a main character than an OC. Edit: Okay, so I should clarify a few bits I guess for those who have the literacy level of a minor, I simply put no recommendation for those who want their own character, especially in a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't even know which lens to review this game through. An open world adventure game? Yeah, it fits the description but the world is so small theres not much adventuring to be had. A hack and slash combat game? It definitely plays like one but lacks any depth whatsoever. Basic attacks can kill everything and there's only one playstyle. A colony builder? I mean, I guess? It's mechanically simplistic and often times feels out of place and even downright unnecessary considering how easy the game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay so very Rough Early access. 1: you can't play female as the host for co-op or on single player 2: no character creation, and if playing as female on single player/co-op gets added i doubt character generation will be added, or at best a barebones one. Edit: I stand corrected you can now play as female in single player and have character generation, already a huge upgrade from the more rougher early access launch. Now for the actual game If you have played V-rising and Conan Exiles that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An Open World vampire game where you play as a premade character? I'll wait until this gets out of EA.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Started the game wanting to become a feared vampire overlord. Ended up spending most of my time flying around as a bat and obsessively upgrading my castle like I was starring in "Vampire Property Brothers" The locals feared me Not because I drank their blood Because my castle had better curb appeal than their entire village 10/10 Would transform into a flying rodent and ignore my responsibilities again especially with friends.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had a game of Warhammer the Old World today and my Moussillon soldiers faced Vampires, whar are the odds ?
neutral · AI labelView post →It's okay. Pros: Has an enriching story Has a Co-Op option Gives you a decent amount of building materials starting out Building mode is interesting Graphics are decent Gives you a good warning of when the sun is about to rise In Co-OP In order to progress the story everyone has to talk to the NPC Cons: I hate that I can't customize my character and play as a female vampire. Limestone (the main material needed to build your castle) is a b***h to find and doesn't respawn as quickly as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel bad for giving an early access a thumbs down, but after almost 2 decades of playing early access titles, I can't pretend this is not a really rough state. Combat is simple, overly so, balancing will need a lot of work. There is no economy and the few traders don't seem to respawn their inventory. Nothing is really hard to get except maybe tomes (books seem a bit limited). Crafting is barebones. Castle building is neat but V Rising was still more complete than this. Speaking of V…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I know a lot of people out there say "This game has the worst optimisation I've ever seen" for whatever game title it may be, but this actually is the worst optimisation I have ever seen for any game title, and that's apparently after an optimisation update? I'm on a RTX 5080/13700k/64GB DDR5/NVME, Resolution is 3440x1440 and DLSS Balanced, with everything on high/epic/cinematic I got about 45 FPS, with everything on Low I got around 85-90 FPS...I cannot recommend this game in it's current…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game does have promise and I can forgive quite a bit considering the asking price, but as of the writing of this review the game has no way to turn off screen shake. Every time I have to strike a rock or tree to collect resources the screen jumps around and shakes. The camera also wobbles and tilts when sprinting. This is unacceptable and should not be forced on any customer.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mad Vampire. Clearly a genre that needs more exploitation. Vampires Beyond the Thunder Dome! I love the movies and the one video game. Wanted to end the series with a bang. What do you think? Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mshatsqxu22a
neutral · AI labelView post →This game has some real promise, but I cannot recommend paying to play this, and in my opinion pay to playtest extension. When we can make our own vampires, wear lots of different outfit for both appearances, and the games graphics and gore has been greatly improved I may try again. But right now, it is a no from me. Just for the numbnutz out there, I played the play test a lot. I got the EA to see the improvement which allowed me to carry on from my playtest and it was a no from me. I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Happy Halloween! A Verholdani Seeker, (vampires that live on the Blood Moon, and do space travel) commission painted for Zacc Fench's upcoming collectible card game! Lots of Warhammer 40k art coming next month too! - #conceptart #illustration #vampires #halloween #warhammer40kᅠ
neutral · AI labelView post →Well, I looked at this game and thought, "Yes, this could be for me." Being a vampire? YES. Having thralls working for me? YES. Questing? YES. Base building? YES. Unfortunately, everything feels so unfinished that it ruined the experience within the first hour. The graphics are poor, the base building is VERY poor, and the questing is poor. It honestly feels like the developers were desperate for cash and pushed the game out far too early, long before it was ready. Which is a real shame because…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ve seen some takes trying to figure out what this game is supposed to be, and honestly that seems to be where people are getting tripped up. It pulls from a few different ideas like exploration, combat, and base or colony systems, but it never claims to be a hardcore version of any of them. The world isn’t massive, but it also doesn’t pretend to be. You are not running across empty terrain for ten minutes just to reach the next point of interest. It is compact, easy to navigate, and keeps…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I unfortunately have to agree with many of the other comments, while the castle building is neat, the rest of the gameplay is.... underwhelming at best, realistically if you rushed the main progression the game is barely 5 hours long, the villagers are... designed poorly is the best way to explain it, merchants and money seem like such an overly simplified system and combat is just spamming left click a bunch and sometimes charging to break a shield, its honestly terrible, gathering is horrid,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gnome is a pet name my husband has for me. I got to be a fucking GNOME. Do you have any idea how crazy that was?! AND THEN THIS GAME HAD VAMPIRES?!?! WHAT?! And the COMPLEX GORGOUS ONE WANTS TO KISS ME ON ONE KNEE?! WELL. DARLING. DAAAARLING.
neutral · AI labelView post →If these guys could just actually put in effort on one game instead of trying to chuck out 50 thousand games that are the same guy in a different colored suit, they might be able to actually make a playable, enjoyable experience.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As others have said, this is a cool concept for a game but the performance is just abysmal right now. This seems to be pretty early on so hopefully it gets better over time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So far so good, I think I wanted something more like a RPG (wanted to make my own vampire not be some random dude) and this does have some of those elements but the game really wants you to focus on base building and getting vampire thralls to do tasks around your castle. Only 90 minutes in so hoping some more gameplay options open up as I go. If you like vampires and base building you will probably like this. Game usually runs smooth but I have had a few instances of lagging and stutter but,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This came out a little over a month ago but I didn't notice it until IGN covered it - here's some of my narration/character work for the upcoming game VAMPIRES: BLOODLORD RISING! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRfU...
neutral · AI labelView post →A bunch of Vampires. Painted them for a game and never got to use them. I'll find a spot for them sometime. #minipainting #miniaturepainting #ttrpg #Warhammer #AgeofSigmar
neutral · AI labelView post →Wanted to just ignore the reviews who complain about bad optimization. But when you have to wait ten minutes on the loading screen, while you can hear your character able to move around and attack when you're pressing WASD and clicking... What in the world.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The premade character is annoying. Not only is he ugly but he just annoys me overall. I bought this game in hopes of being able to either create my own vampire or possibly play as the female shown on the cover. After realizing you could not I still tried the game, but it just feels sort of cringe. I would reconsider playing if it is ever updated some aspects but for now it's a no for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its like Conan exiles and V Rising so far so good has a nice building and Thrall system solid game for EA.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So while the game has alot of potential at present its lacking quite a bit, it is early access so we should give it a bit of a chance to improve on things. The Good: - Castle building lets you build grand impressive castles with only your imagination holding you back - Each of the towns have their own styles and feels - Each of the zones you head to have their own feel The Bad: - The villagers of each of the towns while having their own style from different towns only have 2 looks, those…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This #RandomGameSaturday an unconventional vampire game. Vampires who camouflage among the cultures of Akihabara. But how do you defeat vampires? Garlic, silver, holy water? No, these vampires are weak in sunlight, so you have to fight them to take their clothes (which you can steal and wear).
neutral · AI labelView post →BEFRIEND YOUR LOCAL VAMPIRE! Hi! I am Mel and i love: - Vampires - Horror Media - Pokémon - Vampires - Monster Hunter (favorite game franchise since Tri!) - TTRPGs/DnD - World Creation and writing! - Vampires - Anyone who has pointy ears and/or fangs! - Anime, Manga, LN and VNs! Wanna be friends?
neutral · AI labelView post →After about an hour it's already clear this game is not doing much that feels original or well executed. It feels like a vampire reskin of the developer's other game, Medieval Dynasty, just swapping the medieval setting for a vampire setting while keeping the same basic loop of recruiting NPCs, crafting and placing buildings. That is the biggest issue. It does not feel like a fresh idea. It feels like the same framework reused again with a different theme layered over it. Even the blood and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game despratly needs character creation it bothered me and it has co op so im guessing everyone would be the same person im not going to refund but imma not play untill character creation is a thing
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm going to be brutally honest because I played the playtest of this game. I played the playtest of this for 20 hours to really see what I could push the building mechanics to the limits of and the rest of the minimal gameplay I was allowed to play. The playtest was really half-baked and clunky. So when the early access came out and was exactly the same I was really shocked. I have now played the early access for roughly 20 hours as well and fully beaten the story line so far. My honest…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just get Vrising, way better pefrormance and customisation/gameplay loop
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the idea of this game, but it's just too poorly made to recommend. Multiplayer is buggy. Updates break your save. Game balance is terrible. Quests are boring and repetitive. The devs are accidentally cruel. Let me explain. Books are extremely valuable but you can read (consume) them early game to increase your skill level, and nothing tells you that you're supposed to save them for the end game. Until recently there was a finite amount. I don't think this was intentional. I think…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't recommand it for now... I dream of a survival game of vampire for ages but it's kind of incredibly boring and you understand that very earlie. It's really sad i really thought this game would be epic.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For an EA game title I dont know the fuss is about from other people's reviews. 1: the game play is smooth and if I had a gripe some of the collisions need polishing. 2: Combat can get repetitive but I dont have to watch a YouTube video or take a 3 day course to get be in it to win it. 3: Story is good, a little different but in a good way! 4: Character creation is non existent in this game, and idk why people are complaining about it? Were all gonna be covered in the same suto vampire…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's the 100th episode of Quest Quest: The Adventure Game Podcast, and @bvigeant.bsky.social and I discuss Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness! Vampires, a mad scientist, Lovecraftian horrors, townspeople doing bad Jack Nicholson impressions — this one has it all! Listen: zencastr.com/Quest-Quest
neutral · AI labelView post →The Minerva our spaceship for an upcoming game of vtm. VAMPIRES IN SPAAAACE #scifi #starship #art
neutral · AI labelView post →All these reviews are pathetic. 2 hours in and thumbsdown for no reason. 12 hours in and unlocking the 3 strongsholds after playing all day. It's a great story driven game. Big change of direction from their generic Dynasty games. Very good voice acting and environmental soundtrack. I see reviews saying unoptimized. Well tell you what... Dial it down. Just because there's an Epic setting and they have a computer built in the Covid era... Dial it down.. Turn it to PS5 quality or PS4. For an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved this game played through the entire early access. Notes: Just kinda sad we cant side with Vorago or like restore him to sanity. Id love if we had more choices and arent automatially pushed into the moral choice. Maybe another boss to fight against and actually giving our choices meaning. Maybe make it so that if you choose some interaction choices you make enemies or friends that will side with or against you when the inquisition or other forces ramps up its battles. Other requests to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, I want to like it. I wanted exactly what the premise of the game promises: I want to build a vampire empire!!! Unfortunately, it’s just too rough to play right now. Every system, from inventory management, to the way the clock works, to combat, movement, crafting, building, and even chasing down prey, just feels rough. I know it’s still in Early Access, but I’m no stranger to playing experimental branches, Early Access games, betas, or even alphas in a few cases. I’m willing to put…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game definitely has potential, but for now I think there's not really enough to justify recommending it. Good bones here, but it's really just bones. That being said, I look forward to seeing this game when it's had more updates! Some things I think could be improved upon: Building system feels a little clunky. It's mostly good, but it's slow and easy to mistime your click to start attacking the air instead of placing things. I feel like at minimum I shouldn't be able to swing my claws around…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ve been excited for this game to release, and based on my first impressions, it’s off to a strong start. Even in Early Access, the short time I’ve spent with it so far has been impressive. The controls feel solid overall. There’s a bit of clunkiness here and there, but nothing that breaks the experience. The graphics look good, and the world already feels like it has real potential. What has me most excited is the depth that seems to be coming. The crafting system looks massive, with a ton…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Solid basis, but clunky Interesting story, but shallow after an hour of gameplay Combat works, but it's just bash the mouse (I want sneak feeding, some anim variations, use of weapons and armor, etc) Building is a strong point, yet not much of a list of buildables (maybe later but I couldn't press to get there) The colony managing is probably the strongest achievement Very good UI/UX 4h in and I'm bored! EDIT: 4h more after some updates... game is basically the same with character creator. Sad
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very much an early access game, but still plenty enjoyable if you enjoy building a castle with vampyric thralls doing your bidding. Pros: - Building has a fair amount of pieces to work with - Finding the ideal human to bite and enslave is fun - Voice acting feels pretty good with an enjoyable enough script to not want to skip it - Punching a rock and watching it crumble is satisfying - Exploring and finding rare items is fun - Environments are immersive Neutral: - Combat is very simple,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can forgive a lot of things about games the other reviews say it its clunky the crafting is awkward, I was expecting basically 3d v rising didnt get that, and thats ok but what i was expecting was multiplayer, you log in and there is 2 or 3 servers going and most of them are locked, my first thought was is it really this bad? so i logged in tried to say hello to people hit every single chat key i knew thought i was being dumb just googled it, they genuinely did not build an ingame chat into…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm a big fan of everything vampire and I wanted to love this game so much, however after a little more than 4 hours I have to admit to myself that I'm not having fun. The biggest fundamental issue for me is the general ambiance and atmosphere of the game. It just doesn't feel like a vampire game. Sure, it tries its best with the music and the gothic architecture, but it amounts to little more than a vampire skin. It feels like they made a fantasy building and crafting RPG but wanted a way for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Countdown Vampires is a stupid, brainless, ridiculous, wonderful ~something~ of a game: kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2019/10/09/c...
neutral · AI labelView post →I LOVE VAMPIRES. So I will support most anything regarding vampires. I do however agree with a lot of the more negative comments regarding the game currently. That being said I fully understand it’s in early access, so I’m not super disappointed and I’m very excited to see what’s to come! I see the developers put out a lot of updates and that makes me hopeful that it will get a lot better. My main points that I want to say: The world is pretty big but in the same regard- empty. I would love to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vampires, crabs, Tawnos, and more. All of your favorite characters are here in Magic card game
neutral · AI labelView post →I would love better appearances for the outfits, maybe something more in the style of a traditional dracula. The game is amazing and I cannot wait for more. What would also be great is if we could get an ultimate form for Dragos like the vampire lord in skyrim. Exploring the open-world by flying around as a big monster with great wings. I look forwards to more stuff soon:)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just discovered Vampires and Claymores by @torthevic.bsky.social and it’s honestly a super cool pamphlet game. It’s small and very elegant and looks like both them and myself were in a similar mindset as a I was working on Hopes and Dreams at the time ! Go check it out, it’s neat!
neutral · AI labelView post →Game absolutely isn't ready for release. It runs like absolute crap, freezing every few seconds, while looking like a game that's dated from 20 years back. The skill system (from what i could interact with) didn't seem all that rewarding. Animations were rough. Movement was clunky. You play as a preset character. no customization. I hate to say all this, because we really dont have any vampire/sandbox genre games. But I couldn't even get this game to really work on my rig. Which isn't a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So me and my brother been reading the reviews and if this is what people call a bad game, then I NEED MORE GAMES LIKE THIS! seriously for a beta state, this game runs fluent and has more content then most triple a games in todays day. please keep up the good work.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the first game I've ever posted a negative review for. The quality of the gameplay and mechanics should be acceptable for its asking price but the game has been plagued by unacceptable bugs since launch and they have never been addressed. My favorite is that the vampire thralls you aquire will randomly dissapear from your castle. Finding high quality humans to turn into servants is the most important and time consuming task in the game and those prize finds will randomly dissapear on…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Now that character customization has been added, getting into this game is more immersive. It's headed in the right direction and runs well. No issues so far. You play as a recently awoken vampire who needs to rebuild your sire's previous kingdom. He's gone, but something of him remains. There's gathering, hunting, town management, vampire thrall management, and a storyline. So far it's good. You need to make sure you select proper vampire thralls to join your bloodline, as some come with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty dissapointed with this game... -There's only one attack button -There's no dodge whatsoever. -You can't switch target. -Imagine playing batman arkham asylum but u only have one button; punch. No dodge, no roll, no evasive maneuver,no throwables, no nothing, just ur fist. -You come up to a ladder, u can't climb it. -U attack boxes and debris, they don't break or damage at all. -There's a village, but none of the houses are enterable, not the windows see through. -Then theres the movement…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Characters from our vampire game. #v5 #vampires #art #ocs #vtm
neutral · AI labelView post →Vampires are always at the top of their fashion game
neutral · AI labelView post →Early access, feels like Vraising without being able to customize main character. but over all enjoyable
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